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Gurudev, we have the Rudra Puja and Vishnu Puja in our tradition, but why is it that we do not have any practice of Brahma Puja (worship of Lord Brahma)?
Well, that is because Lord Brahma’s task of creating the Creation is over (laughter). Lord Brahma is present in Lord Shiva, and Lord Brahma is also present in Lord Vishnu. He (Lord Brahma) resides in everything. So when you worship Lord Vis ... -
Why is Shiva Linga not worshipped alone (referring to the upper stone or crystal portion of the Shiva Linga) but along with Yoni (the base or the platform of the Shiva Linga on which the stone or the crystal rests)?
As I mentioned earlier, both are worshiped in the form of Shiva and Shakti. They are worshiped alone also. There are many places where only the Pind is there. ... -
Gurudev, we worship the whole body of Lord Rama and Lord Krishna, but we worship only the Linga of Lord Shiva, why is it like this?
The Linga is a symbolic representation or swaroopa of Lord Shiva. First you understand what Linga is. Linga is a symbol. Why are genitals also called Linga? That is because it is the symbol through which ... -
What is the significance of ‘Panchamrita (mixture of five foods used in Hindu  worship) Abhisheka’? Why were only these materials chosen?
These five are like nectar: Milk, Curd, Honey, Jaggery and Ghee. Though jaggery needs to be used, sugar is being used instead of jaggery nowadays. Five Devatas (Deities) reside in them. Savitru resides in Sugar, Vishwedeva in Hone ...